A fleet of three steam boats three of them lashed together passed down this morning with flags flying having on board the 51' Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Col. Stanley Matthews, on his way to Kentucky. They are armed with Enfield rifles. William and Lizzie went to Mr. Burgess's to dinner. Kate and Annie rode out to invite some friends to tea tomorrow.
I wrote to Martha A. Carter enclosing thirty dollars.
Peggy's comments:
Stanley Matthews was born in Kentucky in 1824. He moved to Cincinnati in 1844 where he practiced law and was active in politics as a Democrat. He held strong anti-slavery views, however, and with the outbreak of the Civil War, he became a Republican and volunteered for service with the army.
Here's a youtube video of Civil War re-enactors demonstrating loading and firing Enfield rifles.
Julia Cutler's father, Ephraim Cutler, moved to Ohio in 1795 with his first wife, Leah Atwood Cutler. They travelled with their four children, one of whom was Nancy Cutler. Nancy's daughter Martha A. Carter is the woman mentioned in today's journal entry. Martha was 32 years old and unmarried in 1861.
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